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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1958
Page
4
The editorial lauds the oil industry in Nebraska noting $60 million annual output, new exploration, and the state rising to 13th in oil production. It credits the oil man with bringing a new industry, tax revenue, and jobs, urging continued support and warning against barriers to expansion. It ends by asking what the next decade will bring.
State Engineer L N Ross says a definite Nebraska Interstate route will be set by year end. The piece argues for early, clear location decisions to avoid endless bickering and to secure Nebraska gains from increased traffic and business.
In a reflective essay the author defends reporters who chase truth despite sorrow and embarrassment they cause. He notes newspapermen face a paradox being soft at heart yet compelled to pry and publish. The piece urges readers not to blame writers for misfortunes they report.
The writer supports Robert Ruark and condemns spared killers, arguing pampering killers due to broken homes or psychological turmoil costs society. They sympathize with victims lying dead and call for accountability and harsher justice for murderers. They claim many men can feign insanity, urging that killers should not be kept as a threat.
The piece praises Mel Steen, director of the Nebraska Game Commission, for blunt leadership and big reforms while criticizing his gag rule on news releases. It notes the commission’s role, funding by sportsmen, and the pressure on public relations as hunting season nears.
A columnist recalls schoolyard pranks and a debate with Jill Fine and Nancy Rauner about writing for today’s youth. He imagines both girls and boys stirring mischief, noting how older days shaped playful rivalries and memories.
The passage asserts that Jill and Nancy’s children share the same desires as others across generations. It argues adults alter lifestyles but not core childhood interests, noting identical prayers, ambitions, and fantasies from fairy princesses to cowboys, shaped only by daily experiences.
Jill and Nancy compare modern hula-hoops to a much earlier toy. Long before plastic rings, children used barrel staves for the same fun. Staves rusted and bent if a child fell, offering similar play with a rustic twist.
The piece reflects on ten year old girls Jill and Nancy as curious youngsters on the cusp of broader knowledge. It praises a modern era of vaccines and vitamins that shield children from unseen germs and bolster health while noting common ailments like the tummy ache.
The piece recalls learning to ride a bike as a child and compares past and present bikes. It highlights Jill and Nancy, fifth graders at a magical age between infancy and growing up, enjoying carefree moments and curiosity as they head to school with books and supplies.
A reflective column from a veteran journalist on aging from five to fifty, hoping his first grandchild arrives while Jill and Nancy say their prayers. He asks for forgiveness and a bit of mercy as he nears writing the milestone age.
The Star-Herald views state tax commissioner Fred Herrington as frustrated by limited statutory powers that prevent decisive action against tax abuses. It argues for independent executive authority and centralized property assessment to achieve full disclosure and equal treatment across Nebraska counties.
The article urges citizens to wage ongoing battle at the ballot box and in public forum against organized underworlds threatening churches homes and schools across towns. It frames the fight as essential to protect minds and morals amid increasing material rewards.
Five years ago the total mill levy for Sidney taxpayers for the 1953 tax year was 58. Cheyenne County schools welcomed back about 3,300 students this week and next, roughly 400 more than last year. A dust storm from strong winds reduced visibility, and the heat cooled from 75 to 55 degrees in under two hours. Sidney High School band began the season with a parade trip to Sterling. John Deere Plow Co bought a seven acre tract east of Sidney planning a new distribution plant. Gas and oil showings near Lade gard B-1 continue in a rapidly developing field near Doran Farms. Richard Ahlberg suffered a crushed left foot in an accident that required amputation after being pinned to a gondola car. 15 years ago Cheyenne County farmers feared frost jeopardizing the 1943 corn crop. selective service set Sept 15 as a draft-intention deadline for fathers in non-deferrable jobs. Local obituaries note William Burgess’s death in Grand Island Veterans Hospital.
25 years after its founding in 1873 The Telegraph enters its sixty first year serving Sidney and Cheyenne County this week. An evening report notes millions of tiny gnats swarming across the county while a local baseball highlight credits Ross Bales for a 4 to 0 win as the Seals blank Alliance. Other items mention visits, a ton sil operation recovery, Anne Olson taking a bookkeeping post with Western Ice and Storage, and social happenings with families in Fort Morgan.
A Sidney group led by Bassett Radcliffe Frazey Youngland and others attended the Morrill County fair at Bridgeport on Thursday. Attendees included Mrs Frazey Ia Mrs Cradit Violet Fern Johnson and families while Al Atkins traveled from Bridgeport to Cheyenne to join Mrs Earnhardt who is seriously ill. Mr Jos Hahler bought Kruse Meat Market as Al Kruse retires. Nick Mahr Jr partnered with C F Livoni at the Palace Barn to expand the business. Gus Wellner hosted a large picnic for over one hundred male friends, drawing praise and some disapproval from the attending women. A Schuyler visitor Miss Zenta Vath remained to teach at Nelson school. A Krueger's Lake picnic gathered Misses Jackson Hastings Perkins Closman and partners Reider and the Hahler group for a rustic day.
The hunting season opened Tuesday with local sportsmen already bagging ducks. News notes weddings include Albert Frerichs and Miss Helen Bauer at Weyerts, and a large dance at the Weyerts school house after the ceremony.
Seventy five years of school history notes that Monday opened with a large turnout despite the legal holiday. Parliament scene includes Gladstone's Ireland Home Rule bill passing Commons 301 to 267 and moving to the Lords. A major cyclone disaster traced to the Gulf of Mexico sparked South Atlantic coast devastation last week.
Mexico struck the southern coast of Florida then traced the coast through Georgia and the Carolinas before reaching the Atlantic near Cape Hatteras. Officials fear the death toll will reach a thousand or more and property losses total about 2 million dollars.
About 9 a.m. a Northern Cheyenne band, 358 members, appeared south of town en route back toward Pine Ridge after four years on an Indian Territory reservation. Troops escorted them from Sheridan to Fort Sidney then to Pine Ridge, with return to Fort Hayes planned.
Jason Robards Sr and Jr plan first Broadway appearance together this season in The Disenchanted. The elder Robards, blind after retirement, regained sight after operations and returned to work in television. Jason Robards Jr began on Broadway two seasons ago in Long Day's Journey Into Night and earned praise at Stratford Shakespeare festival this summer.
The August Catholic Digest says Msgr Sebastian Natta, a sea going chaplain for 24 years aboard the At lant Ocean, has helped about 3,500 lapsed Catholics renew their faith at sea.
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